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Report points to Peabody as a model in educating researchers

May 2007

Vanderbilt's Special Education doctoral program singled out as an excellent example

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In whole-school reform, staying true to model matters

May 16, 2007, Education Week

In a five-year federal study, researchers from the American Institutes for Research tracked the life cycle of comprehensive-school-reform (CSR) programs in hundreds of elementary and middle schools across the country. They found that CSR only works when external models are implemented faithfully and consistently for three to five years. Laura M. Desimone, assistant professor of public policy and education, who critiqued the study, is quoted.

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Special education leader named distinguished alumnus

Vanderbilt News Service

Special education pioneer Melvyn Semmel was recognized as the 2007 Peabody Distinguished Alumnus by Dean Camilla Benbow during Commencement on May 11, 2007.

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With older kids, wait to be asked for assistance

April 16, 2007, The Washington Post

This Q&A between the Post and Kathleen V. Hoover-Dempsey, associate professor and chair of psychology and human development, addresses how parents should be involved in their child’s homework.

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With homework, a helping hand can sometimes be a hindrance

April 16, 2007, Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post

Educators say that the correct level of parent involvement in children's homework depends on the child and his or her developmental stage, but that some parents are so competitive that they go overboard. Kathleen V. Hoover-Dempsey, associate professor and chair of psychology and human development, is quoted.

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